Yearly Archives: 2015

The Saga Continues: Statement by the German Bridge Federation

Two members of the German Bridge Federation (DBV), Alexander Smirnov and Josef Piekarek, have admitted...

Jettison by Omar Sharif & Charles Goren

In nautical terms, to jettison means to throw, cargo overboard in an attempt to save as endangered ship by lightening its load. In bridge...

Bridge & Humor: Bad British Play Good For Laughs

F.M. Hargreave has a regular article in "International Popular Bridge" about the "Freinzed Four" who play hilariously bad bridge at a British Golf Club.

www.bridgeforeveryone.com by Phillip Alder

Phillip has opened a splendid website www.bridgeforeveryone.com where you can find:

Defensive Strategy: Trump Leads

A lot of misconceptions surround trump leads. Here are the times when it is most attractive to make an opening lead of a trump:

Know when to say NO by Marty Bergen

As I've illustrated...You shouldn't try to bid every slam that just happens to make;

Play too Fast by Mike Lawrence

When you play a hand, you need to plan not only the current trick, but the succeeding tricks as well.

Cry me a River by Zia Mahmood

Eddie is a professional bridge player. He plays the American circuit all year round...

Bridge & Humor: Some anecdotes of the Great

Anecdotes by Harry Fishbein and Easley Blackwood about the conventions which bear their names, and by Fred Karpin about Grouch Marx.

The Saga Continues: Germany to Withdraw from Bermuda Bowl

Josef Piekarek and I (Alex Smirnov) are aware of the "whispers" circulating about our ethical conduct, and we are sorry to say there is some truth to them.

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